[PATCH v9 10/13] PCI: Give pci_intx() its own devres callback

Bjorn Helgaas helgaas at kernel.org
Thu Jun 13 21:06:14 UTC 2024


On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 01:50:23PM +0200, Philipp Stanner wrote:
> pci_intx() is one of the functions that have "hybrid mode" (i.e.,
> sometimes managed, sometimes not). Providing a separate pcim_intx()
> function with its own device resource and cleanup callback allows for
> removing further large parts of the legacy PCI devres implementation.
> 
> As in the region-request-functions, pci_intx() has to call into its
> managed counterpart for backwards compatibility.
> 
> As pci_intx() is an outdated function, pcim_intx() shall not be made
> visible to drivers via a public API.

What makes pci_intx() outdated?  If it's outdated, we should mention
why and what the 30+ callers (including a couple in drivers/pci/)
should use instead.

Bjorn


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